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Galway City Council Council Policy that all residential developments be named in Irish Shannon Town Council Council Policy that all residential developments be named in Irish Cork County Council Council Policy that all social housing developments be named in Irish

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Some new developments from surrounding counties

Fingal County Council Development Plan 2005-2011 Section 4: Urban Development: R024 Naming of estates: “ To require the use of meaningful local names in bilingual format or in Irish alone in the naming of housing estates.” South Dublin County Council (website) Naming and Numbering of new development “…… in accordance with the provisions of The Official Languages Act 2003 , the approved name must be displayed in the Irish and English languages, with equal prominence to both, unless the approved name is in the Irish Language when only the Irish name needs to be displayed. ”

Implementation of policy? Dublin City Council The Placenames Commission (Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs) Gael-Taca

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The Placenames Commission (Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs)

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